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It was “17 minutes of terror” in the making of history as India’s Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft descended on the moon’s south pole today. And so, India became the first country ever to land on the south pole, and only the fourth to secure a successful moon landing.    

Here is the latest on various missions to the celestial body

After scripting history by becoming the first country to successfully soft-land on the moon's south pole, the Indian Space Research Organisation sent out a message of congratulations to the nation. Read further on Dynamite News:

As the Chandrayaan-3 lander module successfully landed on the moon’s South Pole, making India, the first country to have achieved the historic feat, ISRO chief S Somanath on Wednesday congratulated the people of the country on the success of the Chandrayaan-3 mission and said, "Indian is on the moon". Read…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Chandrayaan-3’s Lander Module’s successful landing sounds the bugle for a developed India

It was a giant leap for India on Wednesday evening as the Chandrayaan-3 lander module successfully landed on the moon’s South Pole, making it the first country to have achieved the historic feat and bringing to an end the disappointment over the crash landing of the Chandrayaan-2, four years ago.…

Precisely at 6.03 pm, Chandrayaan-3’s lander touched the lunar surface and there was euphoric celebrations

India becomes fourth country overall to soft land a probe on the moon

Watch again as India's Chandrayaan-3 attempted to land on the moon on Wednesday, 23 August.

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